diff --git a/Sim/GaussCherenkov/GaussCherenkov/CkvG4Hit.h b/Sim/GaussCherenkov/GaussCherenkov/CkvG4Hit.h
index 2afaa7f80ef197a5af50a06c577a25b8cd015617..43171c5817b9edabfb8b94dddbdcd92bd86d0aca 100644
--- a/Sim/GaussCherenkov/GaussCherenkov/CkvG4Hit.h
+++ b/Sim/GaussCherenkov/GaussCherenkov/CkvG4Hit.h
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ private:
   G4double m_RichChTrackMass;          ///< PDG mass of the Mother of the optical photon.
   // Only with RichVerboseTag mode
 
-  G4double m_TrackStartTime;
-
   G4ThreeVector m_ChTrackCkvPreStepPos; ///< Prestep position of charged track during cherenkov  step.
   // Only with RichVerboseTag mode
 
@@ -299,12 +297,6 @@ public:
   inline G4double RichHitGlobalTime() const
   { return  m_RichHitGlobalTime; }
 
-  inline void SetTrackStartTime(const G4double aTrackStartTime )
-  { m_TrackStartTime= aTrackStartTime; }
-
-  inline G4double TrackStartTime() const 
-  { return m_TrackStartTime; }
-
   inline void SetRichChTrackMass (const G4double aRichTrackMass )
   { m_RichChTrackMass=aRichTrackMass; }
 
diff --git a/Sim/GaussCherenkov/src/CherenkovAnalysis/CherenkovG4HistoHitTime.cpp b/Sim/GaussCherenkov/src/CherenkovAnalysis/CherenkovG4HistoHitTime.cpp
index 3e34247998385b70299c8c30d7f0c33e5a2fc4e3..db7a6ce04720293a0ca1cad829872ac2dfcbf95f 100644
--- a/Sim/GaussCherenkov/src/CherenkovAnalysis/CherenkovG4HistoHitTime.cpp
+++ b/Sim/GaussCherenkov/src/CherenkovAnalysis/CherenkovG4HistoHitTime.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ void CherenkovG4HistoHitTime::FillG4NtupHitTime(const G4Event* anEvent, int  Num
             
 	  }
 	  
-	  aHit -> SetTrackStartTime( aTrackStartTime );
           m_aChOriginTime = aTrackStartTime;
           
           m_aChPartTotMom = aHit -> ChTrackTotMom() ;
diff --git a/Sim/GaussCherenkov/src/SensDet/CkvG4Hit.cpp b/Sim/GaussCherenkov/src/SensDet/CkvG4Hit.cpp
index c3aeeae17b24cfe57c9e8ff8f49a5d12ea743ee5..96404815db53582f580307cefdfba9f73e2e94d2 100644
--- a/Sim/GaussCherenkov/src/SensDet/CkvG4Hit.cpp
+++ b/Sim/GaussCherenkov/src/SensDet/CkvG4Hit.cpp
@@ -211,9 +211,6 @@ void CkvG4Hit::Print()
   G4cout<<"RichHit Global Time = "
         <<m_RichHitGlobalTime<<G4endl;
 
-  G4cout<<"Track Start Time = "
-	<<m_TrackStartTime<<G4endl;
-
   G4cout<<" RichG4Hit Verbose Hit Output Flag:  "
         << m_RichVerboseHitInfo<<G4endl;
 
diff --git a/Sim/GaussCherenkov/src/SensDet/GetMCCkvHitsAlg.cpp b/Sim/GaussCherenkov/src/SensDet/GetMCCkvHitsAlg.cpp
index f2bb3cf66ca11a0c98e51975519641bbc9ed4a10..b1c7a270a27a78d0ee73be169a442583a0e2af06 100755
--- a/Sim/GaussCherenkov/src/SensDet/GetMCCkvHitsAlg.cpp
+++ b/Sim/GaussCherenkov/src/SensDet/GetMCCkvHitsAlg.cpp
@@ -271,17 +271,8 @@ StatusCode GetMCCkvHitsAlg::execute()
 
 	LHCb::RichSmartID detID = assembleMCPmtRichSmartID(g4hit,isGrandPmtHitFlag); 
 
-	// Set hit time and track time in smartID
-	detID.setTime(      detID.floatNADC<16>( g4hit->RichHitGlobalTime(),0.,100. ) );
-	detID.setTrackTime( detID.floatNADC<16>( g4hit->TrackStartTime(),-10.,60. ) );
-
-	// info() << "G4 Time "                 << g4hit->RichHitGlobalTime() 
-	//        << "\t ADC Time "             << detID.floatNADC<16>( g4hit->RichHitGlobalTime(),0.,100. ) 
-	//        << "\t Recovered Time "       << detID.ADCNfloat<16>( detID.time(),0.,100. ) 
-	//        << "\n G4 TrackStartTime "    << g4hit->TrackStartTime() 
-	//        << "\t ADC Track Time "       << detID.floatNADC<16>( g4hit->TrackStartTime(),-10.,60. )
-	//        << "\t Recovered Track Time " << detID.ADCNfloat<16>( detID.trackTime(),-10.,60. ) 
-	//        << endmsg;
+	// Set hit time in smartID
+	detID.setTime( detID.floatNADC<16>( g4hit->RichHitGlobalTime(),0.,100. ) );
 
         if ( !detID.isValid() )
 	{